All Japan News Blog
2018-09-30
Ramen Nagi Steady advance in “ramen restaurant operation”, which started out with mere 7 seating space, and being open only one day a week
By Elli Sekine At last, “Nagi”, a ramen restaurant chain, which is growing very quickly in Japan and Asia, opened the first US location in Palo Alto in June. Since their name is very well-known in Jap...
2018-09-29
Let’s Toast with Sake & Shochu Cocktails!
By Yuji Matsumoto It would be a waste to enjoy distilled liquor, honkaku shochu and boutique sake as cocktails. While drinking them straight will not necessarily expand the flavors nor add body, sake ...
2018-09-28
“Bonsai Kakigōri” Kakigōri, which was originated in Japan, and continues to evolve in New York
By Aya Ota A kakigōri specialty establishment, which was launched by a young American guy has become the topic of conversation. The name of the place is “Bonsai Kakigōri” – it is a kind of name that g...
2018-09-26
Saly Papa “Japanese-style Yoshoku (western cuisine)” lands in LA!
By Keiko Fukuda Alhambra is a residential area in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles. Many Chinese mericans live in this town, and shops and restaurants are concentrated around the traffic light where...
2018-08-23
Successive Generations of Champion Sake Breweries Sampling Event in Macao
By Kosuke Kuji The International Wine Challenge (IWC) started the Japanese Sake Division since 2007, with one “Champion Sake” selected every year from around the world. The first champion sake “Kikuhi...
2018-08-23
Ramen Saryo Hachi Quality-first ramen, as if it were a Kappo dish, Ramen Saryo Hachi is enjoyed in a tea salon room-like place
By Elli Sekine In a corner of a shopping center in the suburbs of San Francisco, there is a café decorated with flowers and plants, looking like a café on a street of a French town. Comforting Ghibli ...
2018-08-22
Expectations of non-Japanese restaurants
By Yuji Matsumoto I was blessed with an opportunity to attend a lecture targeting salesmen for a wholesaler of Japanese food products in the U.S. The attendees handle various Japanese food products in...
2018-08-21
Sushi Seki A sushi restaurant that never stops evolving “Sushi Seki”, in Times Square
By Aya Ota The very Japanese-looking façade of a restaurant that stands out on a busy street called the “Restaurant Row” in Times Square’s Theater District, catches your eyes. It is “Sushi Seki”, whic...
2018-08-20
Hachioji Craft Ramen One who sparked the ramen boom replicates his hometown taste of Hachioji
By Keiko Fukuda Little Tokyo, the long-lived Japanese community, located in the east of downtown Los Angeles, is flourishing like never before. Up to 15 years or so ago, one rarely saw non-Japanese pe...
2018-07-26
The Annual Japan Sake Awards’ “Double Gold Medal”
By Kosuke Kuji The Annual Japan Sake Awards announced their winners: Nambu Bijin Brewery, and Nambu Bijin Brewery – Basenkyo that simultaneously won the Gold Medal two consecutive years. The Nambu Bij...